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senator chris murphy will join me when we come back. stay with us. >>> coming up, paul ryan's budget i thought was rejected by americans last november. now he is trying it again. he just doesn't learn. congressman chris van hollen on why paul ryan's math just doesn't add up in the latest debt ceiling deal. >>> and later, you pay a transaction tax on everything you buy. so do i. but why do wall street traders get off scot-free? you know david kay johnson's got the answer. he'll join us for the discussion tonight why lawmakers should make wall street ante up. and don't forget listen to my radio show on sirius xm radio monday through friday noon to 3:00 p.m. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter using the hash tag edshow. i'm going to have to tweet out i've never even tweeted out hannity intelligence. >>> some people on this committee want to call the tragedy in benghazi the worst since 9/11. it misunderstands the nature of 4,000 americans plus lost over ten years of war in iraq fought under false pretenses. >> who wouldn't agree wit
senator chris murphy will join me when we come back. stay with us. >>> coming up, paul ryan's budget i thought was rejected by americans last november. now he is trying it again. he just doesn't learn. congressman chris van hollen on why paul ryan's math just doesn't add up in the latest debt ceiling deal. >>> and later, you pay a transaction tax on everything you buy. so do i. but why do wall street traders get off scot-free? you know david kay johnson's got the answer. he'll...
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senator chris murphy, great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much. >>> coming up, he is back and he is gunning for social programs again. paul ryan promises to pay off the debt and balance the budget in just what? ten years? he swears it won't hurt the middle class. do you believe that? we'll check the math next. >>> and the deadline for the filibuster reform is approaching fast. there are offers on the table, but so far no deal. vermont senator bernie sanders is here to tell us what's the latest and what can fix it. stay tuned. [ coughs ] [ breathes deeply, wind blows ] [ male announcer ] halls. let the cool in. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is quite real though. this computer-animated coffee tastes dreadful. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 % or more on car insurance. s
senator chris murphy, great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much. >>> coming up, he is back and he is gunning for social programs again. paul ryan promises to pay off the debt and balance the budget in just what? ten years? he swears it won't hurt the middle class. do you believe that? we'll check the math next. >>> and the deadline for the filibuster reform is approaching fast. there are offers on the table, but so far no deal. vermont senator bernie sanders is here...
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senator chris murphy, great to have you with us tonight. thank you so much. >>> coming up, he is back and he is gunning for social programs again. paul ryan promises to pay off the debt and balance the budget in just what? ten years? he swears it won't hurt the middle class. do you believe that? we'll check the math next. >>> and the deadline for the filibuster reform is approaching fast. there are offers on the table, but so far no deal. vermont senator bernie sanders is here to tell us what's the latest and what can fix it. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it was designed to escape the ordinary. it feels like it can escape gravity. ♪ the 2013 c-class coupe. ♪ starting at $37,800. ♪ starting at $37,800. i have obligations. cute tobligations, but obligations.g. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-is
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joining me now is connecticut senator chris murphy. you are in newtown today and i appreciate your taking the time. let me get a quick update from you about what we know. it has been a month, and are we any closer to understanding what motivated this shooter? >> this is an ongoing inv investigation and i think that it has been very difficult for the police to find out the motive here. this guy did a pretty good job of destroying a lot of the evidence, and his computer which he may have done a lot of gaming and correspondence on was ruined be by the time they got to the house, and although we expect there is going to be a report and the families desperately want as much information as they can get, we haven't gotten much. this community is still really grieving. this is certainly about the families of the little boys and girls who are lost, but it is also about teachers and administrators and first responders who may with be in the fury of the days and the weeks after the shooting didn't exactly understand how deeply it had affected the
joining me now is connecticut senator chris murphy. you are in newtown today and i appreciate your taking the time. let me get a quick update from you about what we know. it has been a month, and are we any closer to understanding what motivated this shooter? >> this is an ongoing inv investigation and i think that it has been very difficult for the police to find out the motive here. this guy did a pretty good job of destroying a lot of the evidence, and his computer which he may have...
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. >> conversations with nra president david keene, and connecticut senator chris murphy. then the dying art of bipartisanship with west virginia democratic senator joe manchin and former republican presidential candidate jon huntsman. plus, guns, spending and all the president's men and we do mean men, with republican congresswoman marcia blackburn, democratic congressman elijah cummings, "the new york times" jeff zeleny. and jeff scherer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> a month after the massacre in newton, connecticut, the vice president is expected to present an array of gun control proposals this week. # he has publicly mentioned universal background checks on gun buyers and restrictions on high capacity magazines. the white house adds that president will also push congress for an assault weapons ban, a spokesman explained biden did not mention the controversial ban because the panel focused on consensus proposals. it appears you can count the national rifle association out of that conken sus. for starters, biden talked about his conclusions befor
. >> conversations with nra president david keene, and connecticut senator chris murphy. then the dying art of bipartisanship with west virginia democratic senator joe manchin and former republican presidential candidate jon huntsman. plus, guns, spending and all the president's men and we do mean men, with republican congresswoman marcia blackburn, democratic congressman elijah cummings, "the new york times" jeff zeleny. and jeff scherer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state...
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. >> senator chris murphy of connecticut, who before winning election to the senate in this past year he was the congressman who represented newtown. joining us now is not only connecticut senator chris murphy but actually the entire senate delegation from the state of connecticut, senator murphy joined tonight by his colleague senator richard blumenthal, who you saw speak just before him. gentlemen, i really appreciate you both being here tonight. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> senator blumenthal, let me start with you. you said today that this is going to be a hard fight, that nobody should think this is going to be easy. given how hard you think this is going to be, what do you think is the best way to fight for it? >> the best way to fight for it is to recall those images that senator murphy and i recounted today. the images of parents emerging from that firehouse, the community grappling with that grief, the slaughter that is wracked upon america by these assault weapons and the high-capacity magazines, and the need for banning them. and mobilizin
. >> senator chris murphy of connecticut, who before winning election to the senate in this past year he was the congressman who represented newtown. joining us now is not only connecticut senator chris murphy but actually the entire senate delegation from the state of connecticut, senator murphy joined tonight by his colleague senator richard blumenthal, who you saw speak just before him. gentlemen, i really appreciate you both being here tonight. thank you so much for your time....
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senator chris murphy will join us. former presidential candidate and ambassador john huntsman will be our guest. west virginia senator joe manchin is with us. former florida congressman connie mack joins me, and actor steven michael pozatta from "breaking bad." "starting point" comes to you live with special coverage from newtown, connecticut. we begin right now. ♪ >>> morning. welcome, everybody. we're coming to you live this morning, as i said, from newtown, connecticut. life in this small town changed forever a month ago today. today is the day of remembrance for those 20 children and six adults who were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school a month ago. today at 10:30 eastern time the stratford connecticut town council will vote on a proposal to name a new school after victoria soto, a teacher who was killed in that shooting. then at 11:00 a.m. eastern the group sandy hook promise unveils its plan to honor the victims. a national grassroots effort to address gun violence. they'll be joined by families of vi
senator chris murphy will join us. former presidential candidate and ambassador john huntsman will be our guest. west virginia senator joe manchin is with us. former florida congressman connie mack joins me, and actor steven michael pozatta from "breaking bad." "starting point" comes to you live with special coverage from newtown, connecticut. we begin right now. ♪ >>> morning. welcome, everybody. we're coming to you live this morning, as i said, from newtown,...
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and connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy who have been so diligent and comforting to the families of the victims of newtown, connecticut. senator blumenthal is also a member of the judiciary committee. gentlemen, if you would come forward. thank you. >> thank you, senator feinstein. i want to thank you for your steadfast commitment to this issue over the years. i would like to thank my colleague and friend, senator schumer, for the same. and also carolyn mccarthy, your words touched our hearts in so many ways. so many victims stand and fight for change. she did more than speak out, she ran for office to make sure that her voice was heard in the halls of congress. i also want to thank those who are here today, particularly law enforcement. we cannot do this without you. we need to have your validation of what we are setting out to do. and also so many others. families and victims who are stepping up now. because this is not just an issue of constitution but an issue of conscience. we have one basic question that is being asked which i hope we can answer. what does i
and connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy who have been so diligent and comforting to the families of the victims of newtown, connecticut. senator blumenthal is also a member of the judiciary committee. gentlemen, if you would come forward. thank you. >> thank you, senator feinstein. i want to thank you for your steadfast commitment to this issue over the years. i would like to thank my colleague and friend, senator schumer, for the same. and also carolyn mccarthy, your...
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he's back with senator chris murphy. let me turn to you, senator, if i may, first, this situation with the nra. you've done a lot of investigation into the genuine effectiveness of their political strategy because there is the perception that they're well armed with cash and they go off to politicians who are potentially against their commercial interests and they get them ousted. in reality, how successful are the nra at doing that? >> well, they're much less successful than they used to be, and that's the point that i'm trying to make to my colleagues. because i have a feeling that there are a lot of republicans and democrats that know exactly what the right thing to do is here. they know that if they want to make it less likely that there's a school shooting in their district, that they should join us, join the parents of newtown and pass a strong gun reform measure that gets these high capacity magazines off the streets and puts in background checks for every assault weapon that's sold in this country, but they fear
he's back with senator chris murphy. let me turn to you, senator, if i may, first, this situation with the nra. you've done a lot of investigation into the genuine effectiveness of their political strategy because there is the perception that they're well armed with cash and they go off to politicians who are potentially against their commercial interests and they get them ousted. in reality, how successful are the nra at doing that? >> well, they're much less successful than they used to...
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we'll talk about that with freshman senator chris murphy of connecticut. oscar season, but chain saws trump the hobbit at the box office. how did a movie that had 21% of good reviews, as you look at rotten tomato, how did it win this weekend? is that's ahead. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new ca
we'll talk about that with freshman senator chris murphy of connecticut. oscar season, but chain saws trump the hobbit at the box office. how did a movie that had 21% of good reviews, as you look at rotten tomato, how did it win this weekend? is that's ahead. i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a...
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chris murphy on an emotional day and his own, too, as he's getting sworn into the senate. and do you think the 113th congress will be more productive than the 112th? tweet me @alexwitt. >>> giving you a live look at capitol hill where the 113th congress will be seated at noon. that's less than an hour from now. the new congress will look like this -- the house will be made up of 233 republicans, 200 democrats. there are two vacant seats, while 53 democrats, 2 independents and 45 republicans will make up the senate. this will be the most diverse congress in history with 101 women, 43 african-americans, 31 latino, 12 asians and 7 lgbt members. about two and a half hours from now, my next guest will become the junior senator from the state of connecticut after serving three terms from the house i welcome senator-elect chris murphy to the show. good morning to you. big day. welcome and congratulations. >> thank you very much. kind of feels like the first day of school, except you have a couple million people watching you, about two dozen family members watching around you. it
chris murphy on an emotional day and his own, too, as he's getting sworn into the senate. and do you think the 113th congress will be more productive than the 112th? tweet me @alexwitt. >>> giving you a live look at capitol hill where the 113th congress will be seated at noon. that's less than an hour from now. the new congress will look like this -- the house will be made up of 233 republicans, 200 democrats. there are two vacant seats, while 53 democrats, 2 independents and 45...
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. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard bloomenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there's a need to ban assault weapons. >> newtown fundamentally changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill, especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the public as well. on wednesday, sheriffs in missouri, california and texas announced they would not enforce new gun control laws, such as an assault weapons ban. >> if there are laws passed that i feel and can prove that are unconstitutional, we will not enforce those rules and regulations here and i think we have the powers to do that. >> reporter: president obama is s
. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard bloomenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there's a need to ban assault weapons. >> newtown fundamentally changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms technology....
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the senators richard bloomenthol and chris murphy, distinguished senators from connecticut who know first hand about assault weapons. you will also hear from congresswoman carolyn mccarthy from new york who knows first hand the devastation of gun violence as well as congressman ed peaurearpearlmater of colora congresswoman elizabeth esty, who represents newtown. you'll also hear from mayor michael nutter, from philadelphia, who leads the distinguished conference of mayors. you will hear from commissioner charles ramsey of the philadelphia police department, the current president of the major cities police chiefs association, who will speak about the display of weapons you see to my left. finally, we will hear from victims of recent mass shootings. i would also like to recognize other supporters who are here today. on the risers behind me, we have police officers from several departments, and i so thank you for joining us here today. i would also like to recognize a million moms for gun control, who are represented by mrs. san brg here today, doctors for america, the american academy of pe
the senators richard bloomenthol and chris murphy, distinguished senators from connecticut who know first hand about assault weapons. you will also hear from congresswoman carolyn mccarthy from new york who knows first hand the devastation of gun violence as well as congressman ed peaurearpearlmater of colora congresswoman elizabeth esty, who represents newtown. you'll also hear from mayor michael nutter, from philadelphia, who leads the distinguished conference of mayors. you will hear from...
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joining me now is senator chris murphy, a democrat from connecticut. sir, it's great to have you with me today. the president alluded to gun violence in his speech but did not exactly use the term gun control. so does he need to be more aggressive on this front, especially when it comes to the state of the union address, which is his next big remarks? >> i expect that he will use the state of the union address to specifically challenge the congress to adopt his recommendations. he has been very aggressive about this, because newtown has personally affected him in a way these other tragedies haven't. when he walked into the school to give his address a few days after the massacre, he said to all of us that the worst day of his presidency was that friday. so listen, i'm glad the president put this on the agenda in his inaugural address and i'm expecting him to come to the state of the union address to really press republicans and democrats to come together on this. there is no reason that we shouldn't pass something. the nra is not the political force it
joining me now is senator chris murphy, a democrat from connecticut. sir, it's great to have you with me today. the president alluded to gun violence in his speech but did not exactly use the term gun control. so does he need to be more aggressive on this front, especially when it comes to the state of the union address, which is his next big remarks? >> i expect that he will use the state of the union address to specifically challenge the congress to adopt his recommendations. he has...
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that was when we had chris murphy on from gap last time i don't think i looked as confused when i was explaining what it was you couldn't see me but you go look at that now this week we tried something a little different we interviewed the c.e.o. of a company that we thought was interesting and we did a story in the field somewhere and their reviews were mixed nordic patriot said i think it's wrong for capital account to interview the c.e.o. from car to go and to show the logo of the company it makes the show look like a promotional platform for private companies rather than one about financial issues keep your eyes on the ball please meanwhile shiloh's said love the new business segment you've gotta keep making the show better and better big fan always so you know you can't win them all it's important to try new things sometimes they're ahead sometimes a miss but we figure anything is better than being stagnant so you've got to take some risks and that hopefully it works on the end and on the note of some of the ridiculous taxicab regulations i profiled in that episode i liked kurt h
that was when we had chris murphy on from gap last time i don't think i looked as confused when i was explaining what it was you couldn't see me but you go look at that now this week we tried something a little different we interviewed the c.e.o. of a company that we thought was interesting and we did a story in the field somewhere and their reviews were mixed nordic patriot said i think it's wrong for capital account to interview the c.e.o. from car to go and to show the logo of the company it...
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. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there's a need to bran assault weapons. >> newton -- to ban assault weapons. >> newton changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law abiding citizens need the same technology criminals have. >> we have the right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill, especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: it may be tough to win over some of the public as well. on wednesday, sheriffs in missouri, california, and texas announced they would not enforce new gun control laws such as an assault weapons ban. that i feel and can prove that are unconstitutional, we will not enforce those. >> reporter: president obama is sending vice president biden on the road to gather public support. >> we're growing to take it to th
. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there's a need to bran assault weapons. >> newton -- to ban assault weapons. >> newton changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law abiding citizens need the same technology criminals have. >> we have the right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms...
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. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there is a need to ban assault weapons. >> newtown fundamentally changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi- automatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the public, as well. on wednesday, sheriffs in missouri, california and texas announced they would not enforce new gun control laws such as an assault weapons ban. >> if there are laws passed that i feel and can prove that are unconstitutional, we will not enforce those rules and i think i have the powers to do that. >> reporter: president obama is sending vice presiden
. >> reporter: connecticut senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy are cosponsoring the bill. they say the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut proves there is a need to ban assault weapons. >> newtown fundamentally changed things. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi- automatic firearms...
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this got under the skin of chris murphy. this week he finally pulled ahead in the twitter count. does this senator so silently enjoy the win? no, he issued this tweet . . . and did himes leave well enough alone and go off and sponsor a
this got under the skin of chris murphy. this week he finally pulled ahead in the twitter count. does this senator so silently enjoy the win? no, he issued this tweet . . . and did himes leave well enough alone and go off and sponsor a
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richard plume of paul and chris murphy the distinguished senators from connecticut who know first hand about assault weapons and also congresswoman mccarthy from new -- near to knows firsthand about the devastation of gun violence all so congressmen prowl butter from colorado and also congresswoman who represents new town. also mayor nutter to leave the united states conference of mayors and commissioner of the philadelphia police department, the current president of the major city police chief association who will speak about the display of weapons you will see to my left. also victims from recent mass shootings and i would like to recognize other supporters who are here today on the risers behind me, we have police officers from several departments and i thank you for joining me today. [applause] and russell like to recognize when million moms for gun-control that is represented today doctors for america the american academy of pediatrics and the american federation of teachers. now i would like to introduce the reverend gary hall dean of the national cathedral to open this morning w
richard plume of paul and chris murphy the distinguished senators from connecticut who know first hand about assault weapons and also congresswoman mccarthy from new -- near to knows firsthand about the devastation of gun violence all so congressmen prowl butter from colorado and also congresswoman who represents new town. also mayor nutter to leave the united states conference of mayors and commissioner of the philadelphia police department, the current president of the major city police chief...
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. >> i want to read this from chris murphy that he wrote. the national rifle association cent countless cycles and million was dollars casting itself a a political juggernaut that presidents should defy at their own peril. for the longest time it worked. not anymore as it turns out. the tiger is made of paper. is the senator right in this assertion when right now just the idea of a universal background check which is supported in the polling and opposed by the nra, that is something we may not see passage. let alone the more significant and harder battle over the ban of assault weapons? >> the senator is right on. we went through an election where they were outspent by special interest. take ohio where the senator was reelected. he was opposed by the nra and the koch brothers and he won. you don't need to have more money. you just need enough money. when an issue like this breaks through to the public consciousness, the special interest that threatened to target you for defeat somehow loses a lot of their luster. their campaign spending and
. >> i want to read this from chris murphy that he wrote. the national rifle association cent countless cycles and million was dollars casting itself a a political juggernaut that presidents should defy at their own peril. for the longest time it worked. not anymore as it turns out. the tiger is made of paper. is the senator right in this assertion when right now just the idea of a universal background check which is supported in the polling and opposed by the nra, that is something we...
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chris murphy, welcome to you, senator. i spoke to your colleague last night. there is a sense although many senators and congressmen and women are determined to try to help the president get his way, there are an equally large number of democratic senators and a lot of republicans in the congress who just simply won't wear because they're worried about the nra coming after them and driving them out of office. what do we do about that? >> well, listen, i think the nra is in a fundamentally different position than they were just 35 days ago. they don't have a grip on congress like they did. and you have seen it. you have seen democratic senators come out and say they're willing to look at assault weapons ban. you have seen republicans in the house of representatives from places like georgia saying they'll look at background checks and bans on high-capacity ammunition clips. no one should be afraid of the nra. if you look at their electoral record, it's pretty pathetic when 90% of incumbents got re-elected, only 80% of the people they supported got re-elected. th
chris murphy, welcome to you, senator. i spoke to your colleague last night. there is a sense although many senators and congressmen and women are determined to try to help the president get his way, there are an equally large number of democratic senators and a lot of republicans in the congress who just simply won't wear because they're worried about the nra coming after them and driving them out of office. what do we do about that? >> well, listen, i think the nra is in a fundamentally...
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senator dianne feinstein of california and connecticut senator chris murphy have announced the new legislation. >> weapons design originally for the military to kill large numbers of people in close combat are replicated for civilian use. they fall into the hands one way or another of grievance killers, gangs, of those who are mentally unstable or ill. >> kids would be alive today in newtown, connecticut if the law we are proposing today were in place on december 14 of last year. it is as simple as that. white we know that? the data tulsa's despite with the gun lobby will say, the first assault weapons ban even with its double- >> the measure would outlaw the manufacturing sale of 157 semiautomatic weapons and magazine clips holding more than 10 rounds. the previous assault weapons ban expired in 2004 after 10 years in affect. the new measure is expected to meet stiff resistance from house republicans and even some senate democrats in states with loose restrictions on firearms. democratic senator john kerry appeared before the senate foreign relations committee thursday for his confirmation he
senator dianne feinstein of california and connecticut senator chris murphy have announced the new legislation. >> weapons design originally for the military to kill large numbers of people in close combat are replicated for civilian use. they fall into the hands one way or another of grievance killers, gangs, of those who are mentally unstable or ill. >> kids would be alive today in newtown, connecticut if the law we are proposing today were in place on december 14 of last year. it...
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senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy, distinguished senators from connecticut who know firsthand about assault weapons. you will also hear from congresswoman carolyn mccarthy from new york who knows firsthand the devastation of gun violence as well as congressman ed pearlmutter of colorado who represents aurora and congresswoman elizabeth esty who represents newtown. you will also here from mayor michael nutter, the distinguished mayor of philadelphia who leads the united states conference of lay y mayors. you will hear from commissioner ramsey, the police chiefs association who will speak about the display of weapons you see to my left. finally, we will hear from victims of recent mass shootings. i would also like to recognize other supporters who are here today. on the risers behind me, we have police officers from several department and i so thank you for joining us today. i would also like to recognize a million moms for gun control represented by mr. sandberg here today, doctors for america, the american academy of pediatrics and the american federation of teachers. now i'd
senators richard blumenthal and chris murphy, distinguished senators from connecticut who know firsthand about assault weapons. you will also hear from congresswoman carolyn mccarthy from new york who knows firsthand the devastation of gun violence as well as congressman ed pearlmutter of colorado who represents aurora and congresswoman elizabeth esty who represents newtown. you will also here from mayor michael nutter, the distinguished mayor of philadelphia who leads the united states...
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i had written to her, i had written to, you know, vice president biden as well as chris murphy. i've spoken to all of their offices. to be very honest with you, the hardest thing is going to be to get some level of mental health initiative involved in this gun control legislation. it's predominantly because it's hard on a federal level. every state handles, from my understanding, mental health. so we have to really find a way to work it in on a federal level as well as on every state level. >> denise, i appreciate you being on and jennifer as well. we have a programming note. this thursday we'll bring you a town hall discussion on guns, representatives from all sides of the debate, 8:00 p.m. thursday night. i hope you join us for that. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper. i'll be tweeting tonight. >>> president obama says his immigration reform plan has a lot in common with the plan unveiled today. but is that true? >>> hillary clinton. she talks about what lies ahead. >> i am so looking forward to monday when i have no schedule, no office to go to,
i had written to her, i had written to, you know, vice president biden as well as chris murphy. i've spoken to all of their offices. to be very honest with you, the hardest thing is going to be to get some level of mental health initiative involved in this gun control legislation. it's predominantly because it's hard on a federal level. every state handles, from my understanding, mental health. so we have to really find a way to work it in on a federal level as well as on every state level....
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murphy and i spoke to him a month ago up there on the scene at newtown, and then we want to try to take a look of this from a bipartisan approach if that is possible. there is a new group forming with senator joe manchin who is a democrat from west virginia and jon huntsman who was a presidential candidate a moderate who is trying to form this group to form bipartisanship, and is that possible anymore? we want to look at gun debate through the prism of bipartisanship and is that at all possible? >> do you believe they will come to some type of agreement here, because certainly a lot of issues on the table? >> yes. i think that there are a lot of issues on the table, so, i think that there are some things that the white house is prepared to do in terms of making the background checks more effective and laws in place to fund more of the money for some of the background check, and tighten up the sort of mental health background check, and try to help states comply a little bit more, but in terms of the big things, that is, what about the magazine clips that can fire so many bullets at the,
murphy and i spoke to him a month ago up there on the scene at newtown, and then we want to try to take a look of this from a bipartisan approach if that is possible. there is a new group forming with senator joe manchin who is a democrat from west virginia and jon huntsman who was a presidential candidate a moderate who is trying to form this group to form bipartisanship, and is that possible anymore? we want to look at gun debate through the prism of bipartisanship and is that at all...
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. >> appearing with the sandy hook promise, connecticut senator chris murphy predicted a defeat of nra efforts to block the approval of a new assault weapons ban. >> his job to say no gun control and has congress, but they are wrong. they will see they are wrong as this president brings the full weight of his office to the house and senate and as republicans and democrats grievously have pledged to the nra start turning a different direction. i think today is an important day because it gives a clear forum for people across newtown, across the state, and across this nation and lecturer -- clear the status quo is not ok when it comes to the laws on guns in this country. >> new figures show u.s. military suicides broke another all-time record last year. 349 active duty soldiers took their own lives in 2012, far exceeding the number of u.s. troops killed in battle, according to the pentagon. the previous record of 310 suicides within army ranks was set in 2009. the figures do not include veterans no longer enlisted in the military. president obama has rolled out a new round of talks with
. >> appearing with the sandy hook promise, connecticut senator chris murphy predicted a defeat of nra efforts to block the approval of a new assault weapons ban. >> his job to say no gun control and has congress, but they are wrong. they will see they are wrong as this president brings the full weight of his office to the house and senate and as republicans and democrats grievously have pledged to the nra start turning a different direction. i think today is an important day...